Category Archives: Local News
Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Sheriff's Office arrested Richard Lewis Jr., 29, of Council Bluffs, on January 11th on a warrant for Violation of the Sex Offender Registry. Lewis was transported to the Cas...
Jan 17, 2022
Atlantic Community School District Senior a Semifinalist for the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship
(Atlantic) Atlantic High School senior Bryan York is a 2022 Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship semifinalist. According to the Atlantic Community Schools Facebook page, York learned last week he...
Jan 17, 2022
Cass County Attorney arrested for OWI
(Atlantic) Cass County Attorney Vanessa Strazdas faces charges of Operating a Motor Vehicle While under the Influence. Cass County Sheriff Darby McLaren confirmed the arrest of Strazdas, 46. She was a...
Jan 17, 2022
Iowa To Receive $432M To Repair Structurally Deficient Bridges
(Des Moines, IA) Iowa is set to receive 432 million dollars from the federal infrastructure plan over the next five years. The money will be used to update some of the 45 hundred Iowa bridges consider...
Jan 17, 2022
Governor Doesn't Support Direct State Investment in Carbon Capture Pipelines
(Des Moines, IA) Governor Kim Reynolds says carbon pipelines are private sector projects and she does not support direct state investment in any of the pipelines that are proposed. During her Conditio...
Jan 17, 2022
Iowa State Trooper Injured When Semi Hits His Parked Squad Car
(Mason City) An accident involving an Iowa State Trooper's squad car shows how dangerous some snow-packed state highways were last weekend. The trooper suffered minor injuries Friday and was checked o...
Jan 17, 2022
Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 65-year old Marcia Elaine Lehman of Griswold for violating a no-contact order. Officers transported Lehman to the Montgomery County Jail and held her on a $300 bond.
Jan 17, 2022
Iowa hosting large population of bald eagles
(Area) Iowa is in the middle of its annual bald eagle population survey. Early indications point to 2022 being a really good year for eagles wintering in Iowa. "Bald eagles are migratory and they trav...
Jan 17, 2022
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors celebrate new locations with Sweet Joy Shoppe
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by Danielle Lambert & Tara Sueck, owners of Sweet Joy Shoppe, on Thursday, January 13th, 2022. The Ambassadors joined Danielle & Tara in...
Jan 16, 2022
Iowa House District 21 Representative Tom Moore highlights the first week of the 89th General Assembly
(Des Moines) The 89th General Assembly convened on Monday, January 10th. Iowa House District 21 Representative Tom Moore said the Legislative Body heard the opening remarks from Speaker Grassley where...
Jan 16, 2022
